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This month we have a very special offer for all you collectors out there. The FSF's England fanzine, Free Lions, is to be reduced in price for anyone interested in extending their collection. Distributed at both home and away games, Free Lions gives information and advice to travelling supporters at tournaments, qualifiers and friendlies and includes articles, quizzes and various other bits of us...

We’ve seen two examples in the last month of fans standing up to clubs and making their voices heard regarding ticket prices, they’re both different, but in their own way equally significant. And we’re happy to say, not only did the fans and FSF have their voices heard, but we actually forced change.
Firstly at Loftus Road where numerous supporters’ groups including QPR LSA and QPR 1st joined tog...

FSF Fans' Guide to Minsk.
With England due to travel to the Belarusian capital Minsk for the 2010 World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday 15 October we've been busy pulling together our usual Fans' Guide.
England's travelling support are quickly coming to terms with long journeys to former Eastern Bloc countries, with the trip to Minsk following the stunning demolition of Croatia in Zagreb. Away fixtur...

Pompey fans heading to Portugal for Thursday’s UEFA Cup tie with Vitoria SC are going to witness an historic first. Yes, we know it’s Pompey’s first foray into Europe, but we’re talking about Away Goals: Euro Chimes.
England regulars will be familiar with the FSF’s Free Lions fanzine, which is given out at England home and away games, and for the past two seasons we have also produced Away Goals...

Premier League football fans following their teams on their travels this season will clock up an astonishing average of 2,031 miles a-piece.
But many could be priced out of away travel altogether, according to new research from Virgin Money – because they’ll have to pay on average 26% more for their fuel during the current campaign.
The Virgin Money Football Fans’ Inflation Index shows how f...

Following England’s recent victory in Croatia, skipper John Terry said how much the players had appreciated the fans support.
And Terry has proved his commitment to creating a bond between players and supporters by giving up his time to attend a Nationwide England fans’ forum in Cobham, Surrey on Thursday, September 25.
A firm favourite with England fans, Terry was a popular choice when Fabi...

The Football Association is on the brink of announcing ground-breaking changes to the way women’s football is run in England.
An FA board meeting this week is set to rubber-stamp the introduction of £16,000-a-year central contracts for top England players, the launch of a new 'Superleague' of eight teams, kicking off in March 2010, and the appointment of a “performance director.”
Intriguingly, t...

Football fans using their mobiles to film the police filming them have become a common sight in recent seasons.
But the Football Supporters’ Federation will be asking Sunderland and Middlesbrough fans to put their mobiles to much better use at Saturday’s Wear-Tees derby.
Following complaints from supporters about policing at last season’s derby games, the Northeast branch of the FSF wil...

Sadly at the FSF we’re regularly contacted with tales of clubs increasing ticket prices to extortionate levels, relying on fan loyalty and deep pockets to pay more to watch a game of football than they would to go to the opera.
News reached us of another example this week when QPR announced they would be raising prices at Loftus Road, with entry to some games now costing £50 for a normal seat in ...